East Coast Pitch Event: April 2 & 3, 2024
The MedTech Innovator Road Tour is a series of pitch events held in the US, internationally, and virtually. Each event features outstanding medical device, diagnostic, or digital health companies selected from this year’s pool of over 1,000 applications. The East Coast stop will be in Washington D.C. on Tuesday, April 2 and Wednesday, April 3. Invited startups have the opportunity to meet and receive feedback from MedTech Innovator partners, such as Asahi Intecc, BD, Dexcom, Edwards Lifesciences, Fujikura, Johnson & Johnson, NIPRO, and Olympus, and W.L. Gore as well as other members of the ecosystem. Importantly, the East Coast Pitch Event serves as a critical step in selecting the participants for the MedTech Innovator 2024 cohort.
Additionally, a subset of the MedTech Innovator pitch companies will also be in consideration for our Heart and Brain Track in partnership with the American Heart Association Center for Health Technology & Innovation and the Military Medicine Track in partnership with the Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium (MTEC).
Please check back for updated information.
Event Details
Venue – Conference
American University Washington College of Law
Claudio Grossman Hall
4300 Nebraska Ave
NW Washington, DC 20016
Venue – MTI Reception
American University Washington College of Law
The Capital Atrium
4300 Nebraska Ave
NW Washington, DC 20016
Directions from Grossman Hall: Take the elevators or the stairs outside of Grossman Hall and go up to the 1st floor. On exiting the elevator go straight and across the glass bridge. Either take the elevator or the stairs down to the Atrium.
Venue – Meet Up
VUE Rooftop DC
515 15th St NW
Washington, DC . 20004
MEDTECH INNOVATOR SCHEDULE OF EVENTS |
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| Tuesday, April 2 | Pitch Event Day 1 | 8 AM - 5 PM |
| MTI Reception @ The Capital Atrium | 6 PM - 7 PM | |
| Wednesday, April 3 | Pitch Event Day 2 | 8 AM - 5 PM |
| Meet Up @ VUE Rooftop DC | 6 PM | |
Logistics
The East Coast Pitch is a two-day event; each day consists of a separate morning session (8am-12pm) and an afternoon session (1pm-5pm). Your company will be scheduled to pitch during one of the four available sessions. You are only permitted to attend the session you are assigned, but all pitch companies are welcome to attend the networking reception taking place on April 2 from 6-8pm.
Each session will feature 15 startups and will open with all 15 companies giving a 1 minute Introduction. Following all of the introductions, you will move from table to table where you will pitch up to five (5) different judging groups. These pitch rounds will each be 20 minute blocks of time: a five minute pitch and 15 minutes for Q&A and discussion. After this time you will rotate to another group of judges and repeat. Please note that you will present your own pitch deck at a round table from your computer. You will not be presenting your pitch deck on a stage.
We will try our best to accommodate your preference of session, but our main priority is making sure the judges that want to see you pitch are present during your session. If your schedule necessitates your pitching in either our morning or afternoon session, or on a particular day, please indicate that in the form you received in your email. The dress code is business casual.
Social Media
We’ve created a custom social media graphic for you to use at this link. Feel free to post before and during the event. Please tag @MedTechInnovator on LinkedIn and/or @MedTechAwards on Twitter.
Action Items
Please submit all the listed materials here. If you have any issues, contact jerry@medtechinnovator.org.
1) Submit a Company Logo
Please submit a high-resolution company logo preferably as a PNG with a transparent background.
2) Introduction Slide (One Slide PDF)
Prepare and send us a ONE PAGE elevator pitch slide by Wednesday, March 27. Your slide should be primarily visual including your name, company name/logo, and a visual of your product/technology. Your verbal pitch should communicate the problem you’re solving, your unique solution, and a bit about your team. The one pager should be formatted as a slide, typically 16:9 dimensions, and it should not include any videos or animations. We request that it is submitted as a PDF.Examples.
3) 5 Min Presentation (Pitch Deck)
Prepare and send us a five minute slide presentation by Wednesday, March 27. Click here to review pitch deck guidelines within our FAQs. Please send us an advance version as a PDF to share with our judges for their preparation. Note: Changes can be made after submission.
4) 5 Min Presentation
(Recording) – Once you have your pitch deck finalized please send us a video of you presenting your deck by Wednesday, March 27. This recording will be used post-event to assist the judges in the cohort selection process. Many companies use zoom to screen record themselves presenting. Example. Please name your file “Company Name – DC Pitch Recording” before sending.
Recording Disclaimer
This event is being video recorded and may be used in promotional materials. If you choose to participate, you are presumed to consent to the use of your image in these recordings. If you do not wish to be recorded, please contact us. Audio recordings of judging commentary and videos of pitches will only be used for internal evaluation purposes.